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The prevalence of artificial light negatively affects both human and animal natural cycles. However, a new study from the UK also shows how light pollution disrupts plants' senses. Just as with most organisms, plants also have a circadian rhythm or the natural sleep-wake cycle primarily affected by...

WASHINGTON, United States -- Light pollution is growing rapidly and in some places the number of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky is being reduced by more than half in less than 20 years, according to a study released Thursday. The researchers, whose findings were published in the...